The Biography of Concubine Wen Xi in Qing Palace

Chapter 1 Married Daughter
The capital city, Ebilong's mansion.

"No!"

This sound was almost shouted by Ye Bilong's concubine Shi Shushujue Luo Shi.

She put down the mandarin duck fan she was embroidering, and stared intently at Ye Bilong who was sitting on the chair: "The master has already paid for your eldest daughter Yide, so is it possible that you want to ruin Wanyu's life again?"

Seeing Shu Shujue Luo's body trembling and sobbing, Ye Bilong said without hesitation: "What are you crying for? According to the rules set by the late emperor, all girls from the Eight Banners who have reached the age of thirteen must enter the palace for draft every three years. After all, my Niu Hulu family is the surname of Xianghuang Banner, and the female family members of the family should enter the palace to serve. This is a duty and an honor, so why give it up?"

Ye Bilong scolded, but Shu Shujue Luo Shi stopped crying: "My lord, don't try to shirk, you are a minister of state affairs, and you have made great contributions to the country, if you want to say a few words in front of the empress dowager, you are right." It can prevent Wan Lai from entering the palace for draft."

"Can't you see the situation in the court today?" Ye Bilong stood up with a flick of his sleeves, pointed out the door, and said coldly: "Sony died of illness last year, and Oboi impeached Sukesaha for 24 crimes, forcing the emperor to execute him. He, the four assistant ministers now only me and Oboi are left. Seeing that Oboi dominates alone, the empress dowager and the emperor have long been dissatisfied. The so-called strong will be killed. I have been attached to Oboi for many years. After moving Oboi, do you think I can protect myself from being implicated?"

Ye Bilong paused for a moment, seeing that Shu Shujue and Luo Shi stopped talking, he continued: "In order to check and balance Ao Bai, the Empress Dowager put down all the beautiful women who sent him to the palace, and even Yide was recognized by Ao Bai. She was implicated because of her marriage, and she was only registered as a concubine, but Sony's granddaughter took advantage of it and became a queen."

Ye Bilong took two steps to the window, opened the window and stood there: "Yide won't be favored, and he can't speak in front of the emperor. Now I send Wanyu into the palace, and I feel very sad in my heart."

He looked far away, looking in the direction of the imperial city: "Seeing that the Forbidden City is about to change, we should also plan ahead. Sending Wanyu into the palace is only for her and Yide to support each other. Something has happened, and the two of them are blowing the pillow wind in the ears of the emperor, so I won't end up in a miserable end."

Shu Shu felt that Luo Shi was silent for a long time. She leaned against the bedpost and looked out of the window with blank eyes: "When Yide first entered the palace, I couldn't sleep all night. You also know about the serious illness afterwards. The emperor's harem has always been turbulent. Weird, you have worked so hard to seek the holy family, and you have become a pitiful person as soon as you enter the palace gate, and you often spend days and nights with icy walls and cold tiles. Now that Wan Lai is thirteen years old, you are so cruel, let Is she going to follow Yide's old road again? Concubines are not allowed to participate in politics. Even if something happens in the court in the future, her sisters are both Niu Hulu's daughters, and it is not easy to protect themselves. Niu Hulu's family to speak?"

Ye Bilong interrupted her and said coldly: "Born as a daughter of Niu Hulu's family, the family's honor and disgrace are nothing compared to her own pity."

Shu Shujue Luo Shi wiped away the tears, sneered twice, and closed his eyes with his hands on his forehead: "In the end, it's the concubine's mother's family that doesn't live up to expectations, and the concubine's daughter will become your weight to consolidate power!"

Ye Bilong turned his head sharply, angrily scolding Shu Shujue Luo Shi for being presumptuous, but Shu Shujue Luo Shi ignored Ye Bilong who was already angry, and stood up crying instead:

"Is the concubine's name wrong? You made Bayara your official wife just after Ulanara passed away. I have been married to Niu Hulu's family for nineteen years, and you have never looked at my concubine. If It's not that your eldest son died early, but your concubine gave birth to Faka as the eldest son before Yide entered the palace, I'm afraid that after you decide to send Wanyu to the palace today, you will abolish my concubine's room."

Shu Shu felt that Luo Shi's words were exactly what Ye Bilong was thinking, but he was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to reply.

Seeing the concubine crying in front of him with pear blossoms and rain, Ye Bilong felt no pity in his heart at this moment, but felt a little loathing instead.

"Wanna's entry into the palace is a foregone conclusion. Tomorrow, the teaching nuns in the palace will come to the palace to teach her the etiquette, so that she can win the first prize on the day of the general election. You mother-in-law, just prepare for it."

He turned around, opened the door, and left.

Shu Shujue Luo looked at the half-embroidered mandarin duck fan on the bed, suddenly took the scissors like a madman, cut it into pieces and threw it on the ground.

She sat in the house weeping for a long time, the maids serving outside the house saw that Ye Bilong was angry just now, none of them dared to go in to comfort Shu Shujue Luo Shi, for fear that the matter would involve herself.

About half an hour later, there was a woman joking with the maid outside the house, Shu Shujue Luo looked up at the door, the door was just pushed open from the outside, and saw that it was Ye Bilong's first wife Bayara Covering his face with a fan, he entered with a smile.

She is holding a round fan, which is also embroidered with the pattern of mandarin ducks. Although the embroidery is not very comfortable, the material is excellent moon shadow gauze. excellent product.

Bayara swayed forward a few steps, glanced at the fans that had been strangled by Shu Shujue Luo and scattered all over the floor, and said 'tsk tsk' twice, then leaned over to pick up the fans, stroked them with his fingers, and shook his head Sighing: "My sister is such a good embroiderer, comparable to a Suzhou embroiderer. Isn't it a pity to be strangled so casually?"

Shu Shujue Luo Shi glanced at her, and said coldly, "What are you doing here?"

Bayara was taken aback, covered his face and smiled, and said coquettishly: "I just waited on the master for lunch, and I heard that my sister is going to marry a daughter into the palace soon, so my sister hastened to congratulate you."

After finishing speaking, she opened her hands, looked around, and pretended to be surprised: "Ah, I was in a hurry just now, and came here rashly when I got the good news. I only wanted to be happy for my sister, and I didn't bring any valuables as gifts. My sister don't want it." Blame it. At the beginning of the year, the master recognized me as his wife, and the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi sent a statue of Avalokitesvara to congratulate me, how about giving it to my sister now?"

"No need." Shu Shujue Luo Shi coldly refused, and then said with a sneer: "I have three sons, Yide, Wannai, and Faka, and my sister is lonely at the knees, so the son-off Guanyin should be enshrined properly. If I burn incense and pray to Buddha day and night, I will devote myself to praying , maybe after thirty years, the old clam will be able to give birth to pearls, and continue to have children for the master, "

Seeing Shu Shujue Luo's sarcasm, Bayara's face showed anger at first, but after only a moment, he smiled again: "My sister's words are wrong, if you don't eat a hard-working concubine, how can the master make a fuss?" A wave of concubine for the emperor?" She covered her mouth and laughed a few times, fanning her round fan and walked up to Shu Shujue Luo Shi: "In the end, I'm still no luckier than my younger sister. This time, I will enter the palace gracefully, and my younger sister will guess... , What status will the emperor and the empress dowager bestow on Wanyu?"

"My sister has overstepped. The emperor's holy will, is it that you and I, a courtier and I, can speculate wildly?"

"It's just a few words in private, how can you overstep? If my sister doesn't know, she can help you predict it. In the past, when Yide was 12 years old and Suo Zhongtang's granddaughter entered the palace together, Suo Zhongtang's granddaughter awarded the treasure She was conferred the title of empress, but Yide only conferred the title of concubine."

"The emperor was young, and the harem was empty. The ancestors established the first queen, the first imperial concubine, the second imperial concubine, and the fourth imperial concubine. There are two positions between Yide and the empress. To be sealed below the concubine's position." ①
"Below this concubine is the nobleman. My sister knows, if the nobleman is in our mansion, what is the status of the nobleman?"

Seeing that Shu Shu felt that Luo's cheeks were flushed and he was holding his breath, Bayara felt relieved for a while, so he raised his finger and pointed to the door, and said with a smile: "It's just the master's concubine, come as soon as you call go"

In the middle of speaking, she patted her lips and pretended: "Oh, look at me, I am so clumsy and tongue-tied, I am ready to call, so why use it? It's just that I put it on the back of my mind when I'm done favoring. It also saves the effort of raising your hand and waving. Hahahahaha"

"You poisonous woman, shut up!"

Shu Shujue Luo Shi stood up abruptly, turned around and wanted to slap Bayara Shi, but Bayara Shi grabbed her hand in mid-air: "Sister, will you still hit me?"

As soon as she exerted her strength, she pushed Shu Shujue Luo to the ground.

Seeing that Shu Shujue Luo Shi was still struggling to get up, he stepped forward and kicked him in the abdomen, bent over and half squatted in front of Shu Shujue Luo Shi, his smile disappeared, his face was dark, and he lowered his voice and said viciously: "That day Ula After Nala's death, I can see how you used those lowly means to compete with me for the position of wife. Now that your treacherous scheme has failed, don't forget our Manchu rules. Concubine Your wife will always be your wife's servant, and your child will always be my child's servant!"

Shu Shujue Luo Shi glared at Bayara Shi angrily, but couldn't say a word because of the abdominal pain.

Bayara smiled contemptuously, and her onion-like nails slid down her cheeks: "To tell you the truth, I was the one who advised the master to send your Wannao to the palace. More than that, Wanya entered the palace. Empress Dowager, I will not let your stupid son go!"

"You..." Shu Shu felt that Luo Shi was struggling to grab the hem of Bayara Shi's clothes, his face was pale, and his lips and teeth were trembling, "You and I are not as good as children, children are innocent, you."

Bayara shook off Shu Shujue Luo's hand, got up slowly, fanned the round fan, looked at Shu Shujue Luo's lower abdomen, and said with a smile: "It's okay, your belly is fertile, the one raised in another courtyard Those golden pheasants offering sacrifices to the sky are not half as good as yours. Without these few children, you will be born again. If you still have lingering fears, didn’t sister prepare all the generous gifts for you?”

After saying that, Mrs. Bayara rushed out of the house and shouted: "Chunshu, Lvxi, go to my room and bring the son-in-law Guanyin, and present it to Second Aunt to congratulate her on marrying a daughter."

　Remark 1: The ranks of concubines in the Qing Dynasty are divided into: the empress resides in the middle palace, and governs the internal affairs; below the empress, there are: 1 imperial concubine, 2 imperial concubines, 4 concubines, and 6 concubines, living in six palaces in the east and west. There is no fixed number of promises, and they live in the 12th house separately with the imperial concubine and others. (ps: This system gradually took shape during the Kangxi period. In order to clarify the harem system, this book advances this time a little.)
　　
　
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